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Saint-Bômer-les-Forges

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Saint-Bômer-les-Forges

Total population

1,024

Air quality index

25Good
Elevation137 m
Land area31.08 km²
Coordinates48.64°, -0.63°

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City facts

Elevation
137 m
Area
31.08 km²

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Overview

Saint-Bômer-les-Forges is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

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History & geography

Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Four à Chaux, Platier, La Guimardière, Le Grand Mesnil, Les Forges, La Maigraire and Saint-Bômer-les-Forges. It is in size. The highest point in the commune is . The commune is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park. The Andainette, the Varenne and the Halouze are the three rivers, running through this commune.

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Geography

Latitude
48.6442
Longitude
-0.6326
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
25
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
6.1
PM10 (µg/m³)
10.8
Ozone (µg/m³)
53
NO₂ (µg/m³)
1.6

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
15,672
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    539
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    456
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    455
  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    407
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    394
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    349
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    328
  • Bullhead
    Cottus gobio Linnaeus, 1758 · Animalia
    263

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
23
Largest magnitude
3.5
Largest event
2007-08-01

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Geography & sun

Elevation
774 ft (236 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.31
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,208

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
37
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Saint-Bômer-les-Forges, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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Official Identifiers

INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics

INSEE code
61369
Department
61
Region
28
Population (Wikidata)
1,023

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Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Wikimedia Commons
  • Wikidata
  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • iNaturalist
  • Open-Elevation
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
  • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr